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- photolithography also sometimes referred to as optical lithography or ultra-violet light lithography (UV lithography)
- UV lithography ultra-violet light lithography
- a photolithographic process uses light to transfer a desired geometric pattern from a photomask (or more simply a “mask”) to a light-sensitive chemical “photoresist” (or simply “resist”) on the substrate.
- the photomask blocks (or “masks”) or otherwise directs the light to achieve the desired geometric pattern.
- a photomask is often referred to as a photoreticle (or more simply a “reticle”).
- the reticle “masks” or otherwise directs light so as to define circuitry on the substrate of an IC.
- next generation photolithography systems e.g. extreme ultra violet (EUV) systems
- EUV extreme ultra violet
- the reticle may be disposed on a transportation stage which is part of a reticle transportation mechanism (or “reticle transport mechanism”).
- Reticle transportation mechanisms performing such a task must satisfy ultra-tight contamination requirements.
- the allowed height for reticle transport mechanisms is highly constrained.
- a reticle transport system having a magnetically levitated transportation stage.
- Such a system is suitable for use in-vacuum environments (e.g. ultra-clean vacuum environments such as those required in photolithographic systems for manufacture of integrated circuits, microelectromechanical (MEMs) circuits as well as nanocircuits and devices).
- ultra-clean vacuum environments such as those required in photolithographic systems for manufacture of integrated circuits, microelectromechanical (MEMs) circuits as well as nanocircuits and devices.
- a transport mechanism capable of fulfilling vacuum compatibility and contamination requirements of next generation next generation photolithography systems including, but not limited to extreme ultra violet (EUV) systems is provided.
- EUV extreme ultra violet
- one or more walls separate a dirty vacuum environment from a clean vacuum environment.
- the transportation stage is disposed in the clean vacuum environment and a stator is disposed in the dirty vacuum environment.
- a stator is disposed in the dirty vacuum environment.
- One technique is to form a chamber of clean vacuum in which the transportation stage travels (i.e. the transportation stage travels inside a transportation stage enclosure having a clean vacuum on the inside thereof).
- Another technique is to encapsulate the stators in some form of enclosure so that the particles generated from the permanent magnets or coils are not getting out and thus contaminate the reticle.
- a so-called stator enclosure is formed around the stators to prevent particles from entering the space in which transportation stage travels.
- a magnetically levitated linear stage provided in accordance with the concepts described herein are suitable for reticle transportation applications for at least two reasons.
- linear stages/motors are suitable for transportation tasks, especially for those having relatively long travel distances and small allowed height.
- linear transportation stages typically require less volume and thus are able to satisfy tight dimensional constraints in a vertical direction.
- use of magnetic levitation for a reticle transportation stage eliminates mechanical friction.
- a magnetic levitated linear motor functions to propel the transportation stage in a linear direction along a defined axis of travel and to magnetically levitate the transportation stage in all other DOFs.
- a transport system which comprises a magnetically levitated linear transportation stage.
- Such a transport system is capable of performing an in-vacuum transportation tasks.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a photolithographic system having a reticle transport system with a magnetically levitated transportation stage;
- FIG. 1A is a block diagram of a reticle transport system having a magnetically levitated transportation stage
- FIG. 1B is a block diagram of an alternate embodiment of a reticle transport system having a magnetically levitated transportation stage
- FIG. 1C is an isometric view of a free-standing magnetically levitated transportation stage
- FIG. 2 is an isometric view of a reticle transport system having an embodiment of a magnetically levitated transportation stage
- FIG. 2A is an isometric view of a reticle transport system having an embodiment of a magnetically levitated transportation stage and a separation wall between dirty and clean vacuum spaces;
- FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view the reticle transport system of FIG. 2 illustrating a separation wall
- FIG. 3 is an isometric view of a portion of another embodiment of a transport system having a magnetically levitated transportation stage
- FIG. 3A is an isometric view of the transport system of FIG. 4 including a separation wall;
- FIG. 4 is an isometric view of another embodiment of a transport system having a magnetically levitated transportation stage
- FIG. 4A is an isometric view of the transport system of FIG. 4 including a separation wall
- FIG. 5 is an isometric view of a portion of another embodiment of a transport system having a of magnetically levitated transportation stage
- FIG. 6 is an isometric view of a portion of another embodiment of a transport system having a magnetically levitated transportation stage
- FIG. 7 is an isometric view of a portion of another embodiment of a transport system having a magnetically levitated linear stage
- FIG. 7A is an isometric view of the transport system of FIG. 7 including a separation wall
- FIG. 8 is an isometric view of a portion of a motor stator
- FIG. 8A is a plot of flux distribution in an air-gap for the motor segment of FIG. 8 ;
- FIG. 9 is an isometric view of a portion of a motor stator.
- FIG. 9A is a plot of suspension bearing segment design and flux distribution for the motor segment of FIG. 9 .
- bearingless linear motor refers to a motor which is capable of generating thrust forces in the motion direction as well as magnetic suspension controlling forces or torques in some or all other degrees-of-freedoms.
- relative, directional or reference terms e.g. such as “above,” “below,” “left,” “right,” “top,” “bottom,” “vertical,” “horizontal,” “front,” “back,” “rearward,” “forward,” etc.
- Such terms are not intended as, and should not be construed as, limiting. Such terms may simply be used to facilitate discussion of the drawings and may be used, where applicable, to promote clarity of description when dealing with relative relationships, particularly with respect to the illustrated embodiments. Such terms are not, however, intended to imply absolute relationships, positions, and/or orientations.
- a photolithography system 10 includes a reticle transportation system 12 includes a transportation stage drive system (not explicitly shown in FIG. 1 ) coupled to a magnetically levitated reticle transportation stage 14 .
- a transportation stage drive system comprising a bearingless linear motor may be used to magnetically levitate and move transportation stage 14 .
- reticle transportation system 12 operates such that in response to signals provided thereto (e.g.
- magnetically levitated reticle transportation stage 14 moves between at least a first position 16 a and at least a second position 16 b .
- the positions 16 a , 16 b may correspond to storage and scanning positions, respectively and transportation stage 14 may be moved between the two positions via the transportation stage drive system.
- Transportation stage 14 is disposed in an enclosure 18 .
- enclosure 18 is coupled to a vacuum system (not explicitly shown in FIG. 1 ) capable of evacuating fluid (e.g. air) from enclosure 18 .
- a vacuum system not explicitly shown in FIG. 1
- enclosure 18 corresponds to a vacuum chamber.
- magnetically levitated transportation stage 14 moves within a vacuum environment. Furthermore, in the case where photolithography system 10 is a next generation photolithography system (e.g. an extreme ultra violet (EUV) system) then transportation stage 14 moves in an ultra-clean high-vacuum environment.
- EUV extreme ultra violet
- Transportation stage controller 15 issues control signals/commands to control movement of transportation stage 14 .
- Transportation stage controller 15 includes, for example, control circuitry and software which provides signals to initiate movement (e.g. position reference signals profiles) of transportation stage 14 between one or more positions.
- Transportation stage controller 15 is also capable of performing real-time control for the motion and magnetic suspensions for stage 14 . That is, controller 15 is provided having an active control capability, which reads sensor signals and sends controlling commands to actuators for the transportation stage 14 .
- Reticle transportation system is capable of moving a reticle 21 proximate a reticle scanning stage and the reticle may be moved from the transportation stage to a reticle scanning stage via a moving means 20 .
- the reticle is then disposed in a vacuum chamber which contains reflecting means 22 which reflect or otherwise direct a signal 23 (e.g. a light or laser signal 23 ) toward a substrate 24 (e.g. a wafer 24 which may be disposed on a moveable wafer stage 24 a ) disposed on a wafer stage 24 a so as to produce a desired pattern on the substrate.
- a signal 23 e.g. a light or laser signal 23
- substrate 24 e.g. a wafer 24 which may be disposed on a moveable wafer stage 24 a
- a reticle transportation channel defined by enclosure 25 having a width W and a height H has disposed therein a magnetically levitated transportation stage 26 .
- a reticle 28 Disposed on transportation stage 26 is a reticle 28 (here shown in phantom since reticle 28 is not properly a part of the transportation stage 26 or the transportation stage drive system).
- a separating wall 30 surrounds transportation stage 26 and reticle 28 and provides a “clean vacuum environment” in which the transportation stage 26 moves.
- a stator 32 is also disposed in the transportation channel 25 and operates to magnetically levitate and move transportation stage 26 .
- transportation stage 26 is contained in a so-called clean vacuum (formed by separation wall 30 ) while stator 32 is separated from transportation stage 26 (and thus reticle 28 ) by separating wall 30 .
- stator 32 is contained in a so-called dirty vacuum. That is, separating wall 30 defines a clean vacuum space separate from a dirty vacuum space which, in this illustrative embodiment, corresponds to the space between walls 25 and 30 .
- FIG. 1B An alternative implementation of a separation wall 33 encloses the stators.
- the space inside separation wall 33 corresponds to a dirty vacuum
- the space outside the separation wall 33 corresponds to a clean vacuum.
- the wall design in FIG. 1B may be used.
- the wall in FIG. 1A is usually easier.
- FIG. 1C a magnetically levitated transportation stage 35 for reticle transportation is shown provided as a rectangular-shaped body or member having first and second opposing surfaces 35 a , 35 b (also sometimes referred to herein as upper and lower surfaces 35 a , 35 b ). It should be appreciated that FIG. 1C illustrates the concept of a magnetically levitated transportation stage for reticle transport as a free body diagram (i.e. elements which levitate and move the transportation stage are not shown in FIG. 1C ).
- stage 35 is provided having a rectangular shape. It should, of course, be appreciated that stage 35 may be provided having any shape compatible with the broad concepts described herein including, but not limited to, any of the transportation stage shapes shown and/or described in conjunction with FIGS. 1-7A .
- a Cartesian coordinate system 36 defines directions used throughout this document. As may be most clearly seen in FIG. 1 , the transportation stage is moving (or more properly being magnetically driven) along the y-direction (i.e. stages 15 ( FIG. 1 ), 26 ( FIGS. 1A . 1 B) and 35 ( FIG. 1C ) move linearly in the +/ ⁇ y directions) and is being magnetically levitated in all the other five (5) degrees of freedom (DOFs).
- DOFs degrees of freedom
- a magnetically levitated transportation stage is attractive for reticle transportation applications for at two reasons.
- linear motors are suitable for transportation tasks, particularly tasks having relatively long travel distances and small allowed height denoted as height H in FIG. 1A and represented in FIG. 1B as a vertical or Z direction according to the Cartesian coordinate system 36 ).
- magnetically levitated transportation stage driven by bearingless linear motors typically require less volume in the photolithography system and thus can satisfy dimensional constraints in a vertical direction with less challenge than transport systems utilizing conventional robot manipulators, for example.
- Second, use of magnetic levitation for a reticle transportation stage eliminates mechanical friction.
- utilizing magnetic levitation in a reticle transport system comprising a bearingless linear motor and a magnetically levitated transportation stage (e.g. stage 16 , 26 or 35 in FIGS. 1, 1A, 1B ) eliminates particle generation which would otherwise result due to the use of mechanical bearings.
- the transportation stage's magnetic levitation in several degrees-of-freedoms may be achieved passively.
- the functional requirement for a magnetic levitated linear motor is to move a reticle stage linearly (i.e. in a linear direction) along an axis or direction of travel (with such an axis defined herein as a y-axis in Cartesian coordinate system 36 ), and to magnetically levitate the transportation stage in all other degrees of freedom (DOFs).
- DOFs degrees of freedom
- Table 1 lists some, but not all, motor principle candidates and their major features, advantages, and disadvantages. Table 1 also lists comparison between different motor types. Possible advantages and disadvantages are indicated by “+” and “ ⁇ ” symbols within Table 1.
- motor driving principles which may be used to provide a magnetically levitated transportation stage for reticle transportation. It should, of course, be appreciated that the selection of a particular type of motor will depend upon the specific needs of a particular application. In the design concepts/topologies shown and described below, any of the listed motor driving principle can be applied (with some different detailed stator design). However, for clarity and conciseness, only embodiments using hysteresis motors are described in detail below. After reading the disclosure provided herein, one of ordinary skill in the art will know how to build reticle transportation stages (as well as other types of transportation stages) using a wide variety of motor designs including but not limited to the motor designs identified in Table 1.
- PM motors demonstrate good performance in terms of thrust generation, ease of control, power density, etc.
- the design of a magnetically levitated stage for reticle transportation utilizing a PM motor principle may be preferred in some applications but not others. Utilizing a PM motor principle may not be preferred in some applications for at least two reasons.
- PM linear motors may require a relatively complex assembly for the transportation stage.
- permanent magnets when working in vacuum, permanent magnets must be encapsulated to prevent releasing gas in the vacuum, which further complicates the transportation stage design. Nevertheless, there may be some magnetically levitated transportation stage applications in which use of a PM motor is acceptable, and in some cases, even preferred.
- Induction motors Another type of motor for use in magnetically levitated transportation stage applications is an induction motor having a wound rotor or squirrel cage rotor. Induction motors, however, have a force ripple characteristic.
- oscillations in a vertical direction i.e. in a direction which is normal to a surface of a stage being moved and illustrated as the Z-direction in FIG. 1B
- a linear induction motor having a solid secondary can be attractive for a magnetically levitated transportation stage application.
- Reluctance motors utilize a monolithic steel stage construction and also have the advantage of producing a shear force which is relatively large compared with other types of motors.
- a large normal force ripple typical of a reluctance motor may lead to z-direction vibration/oscillation of a stage. This is undesirable when the transportation stage is being used for reticle transportation since such vibration/oscillation of a reticle can be a potential source of particle generation. With proper control, however, such stage vibration/oscillation can be mitigated, which makes the reluctance motor appropriate for use in a reticle transport system.
- Hysteresis motors have the advantages of a simple structure and vibration-free operation.
- the motor moving parts i.e. the portions of the stator which move along with the transportation stage
- the motor moving parts can be made out of any suitable material including, but not limited to, solid or laminated steel, having a high strength characteristic (e.g. hysteresis motors may utilize a monolithic steel stage construction as is also the case with the inductance motors).
- This feature of HMs allows removal of permanent magnets from the transportation stage which, as noted above, is capable of moving and thus has weight considerations and (as also noted above) may also have height and/or volume restrictions.
- the HMs described herein are thus more readily able to fit in an available footprint and, as will become apparent from the description provided hereinbelow, may be better suited to operate in vacuum compared with other motor types in at least some applications.
- Removal of the PMs from the transportation stage also allows the transportation stage to be provided either as a single part (i.e. a monolithic part) or as an assembled part (i.e. with separate physical components joined or otherwise assembled together to form an integrated part) for structure and magnetic purposes.
- Transportation stages provided in either manner are preferably provided having a relatively low mass.
- injection molding and/or other techniques may be used in combination with other techniques (e.g. additive or subtractive manufacturing techniques) to provide such a monolithic part.
- parts may be removably joined (e.g. using some form or fastener) or permanently joined (e.g. via a welding or other permanent joining technique).
- reluctance force between the stator and the moving steel i.e. the HM secondary and the bearing secondary
- the magnetic suspension which provides a relatively simple solution for the magnetic bearing design.
- a transport system includes a magnetically levitated transportation stage driven by a hysteresis motor.
- the transportation stage is traveling along y-axis (as defined by coordinate system 36 ) and is magnetically levitated in all other degrees-of-freedom.
- y-axis as defined by coordinate system 36
- the magnetic suspension in x-direction and ⁇ z are achieved passively, and the magnetic suspension in other directions are actively controlled.
- the hysteresis motor includes two kinds of stator segments 42 a , 42 b , 44 a , 44 b with first ones of the segments 42 a , 42 b corresponding to a thrust generation stator 42 and a second one of the segments corresponding to a hysteresis motor secondary 44 a , 44 b .
- hysteresis motor secondary 44 a , 44 b is coupled to opposing surfaces of the transportation stage.
- a PM-biased magnetic bearing 45 (which may also be referred to as a “PM-biased ⁇ x suspension system” or more simply as a “bias magnetic bearing”) comprises stator segments 46 a , 46 b and a permanent magnet 47 disposed about a bearing secondary 48 a , 48 b .
- bearing secondary 48 a , 48 b is coupled to opposing surfaces of the transportation stage (i.e. the transportation stage is here illustrated as an integrated assembly including at least two components—i.e. a transportation stage base portion (i.e. the portion of the transportation stage on which a reticle may be disposed) as well transportation stage conveyor portions (i.e. the portions of the transportation stage on which bearing secondaries 48 a , 48 b and motor secondaries may be disposed).
- the hysteresis motor secondary is disposed on and coupled to surfaces of the transportation stage.
- the bearing secondary is disposed on and coupled to surfaces of the transportation stage.
- the hysteresis motor secondary 44 and bearing secondary 48 may be provided as an integral portion of the transportation stage (i.e. the transportation stage 26 ′ hysteresis motor secondary 44 and bearing secondary 48 may be provided as a monolithic structure).
- Stator segments 42 a , 42 b correspond to thrust generation stators and four set of three-phase windings 50 are arranged in slots of each stator. It should be appreciated that the windings of each stator segment needs to be separated. That is, the currents in the coil on one stator segment is not connected in series or parallel with the coils on another stator segment. This arrangement allows the stators to generate different normal directional forces. These stators can generate controlled shear and normal forces. Here, the shear force is used to drive the motion of the stage 26 and control its position in y-direction, and the normal forces are used to control the magnetic suspension of the stage 26 in z- and ⁇ y -directions, according to the coordinate system 36 ).
- Stator segments 46 a , 46 b , 47 are ⁇ x suspension stators with permanent magnet bias flux, in which permanent magnet 47 is provided having its magnetization vector in the cross-motion direction in the plane (i.e. a plane corresponding to a horizontal plane as defined by the x and y axes of coordinate system 36 such that the magnetization vector is directed in either the positive or negative x-direction according to coordinate system 36 ).
- Permanent magnet 47 provides DC bias magnetic flux in air-gap 49 ( FIG. 2B ), which provides passive magnetic suspension stiffness in the x-direction and ⁇ z -direction.
- the field generated by the windings 52 , 54 in the ⁇ x suspension bearing segments steers the bias DC magnetic flux to generate the suspension moment in the ⁇ x direction.
- the transportation system further includes a separation wall 59 which maintains a clean vacuum environment around the transportation stage 26 ′.
- the stator segments 42 a , 42 b and stator segments 46 a , 46 b , and permanent magnet 47 are external to the space defined by the separation wall 59 .
- Such vacuum stages are suitable for use in a vacuum environment, but still are operable outside of a vacuum environment.
- a transportation system 60 which comprises a pair of linear slice motors arranged on both sides of a transportation stage 66 .
- the transportation stage 66 in the center is traveling along the y-direction (as defined by the coordinate system 36 in FIGS. 1-2B ), and is magnetically levitated in all other degrees of freedom.
- the magnetic levitation in z, ⁇ x and ⁇ y directions are achieved passively, and the magnetic suspension in x- and ⁇ z directions are actively controlled.
- Each linear slice motor comprises a primary (here stator segments 62 a , 62 b and a secondary (which is on the transportation stage).
- a permanent magnet 64 is disposed between the stator segments, and the one motor secondary 68 on the transportation stage.
- An air gaps 71 exists between stator segments 62 a , 62 b and secondaries 68 a , 68 b .
- the magnetic flux designated 70 is the DC bias magnetic flux generated by permanent magnet 64 , which is used to maintain the passive magnetic suspension direction.
- the magnetic flux designated 72 is generated by the windings (which are omitted from the figure for clarity) configured in the slots 73 .
- the windings in the slots are controlled separately, and therefore they can generate a traveling magnetic wave for generate thrust force along y-direction, normal forces for control x-direction magnetic suspension, and torques to control ⁇ z direction magnetic suspension.
- This configuration allows three degrees-of-freedom magnetic suspension to be passive, which greatly reduces the system complexity since many sensors and actuators can be saved.
- permanent magnet 64 is provided having a vertically oriented magnetic field vector (i.e. oriented in the Z-direction as defined by coordinate system 36 of FIGS. 1-2B ).
- transportation stage 66 can be provided from any magnetically responsive material. That is, in the case where the transportation stage 66 is provided as a monolithic component the entire stage may be made out of a hysteresis material. In alternate embodiments, however, it would be possible to attach the motor secondary designated 68 a , 68 b to the base portion 69 of the stage 66 in which case the base portion 69 of the stage 66 may be made from any material and only the motor secondaries 68 a and 68 b may be made out of the hysteresis material.
- the transportation system further includes a separation wall 78 which maintains a clean vacuum environment around the transportation stage 66 .
- the stator segments 62 a , 62 b and permanent magnets 47 are external to the space defined by the separation wall 78 .
- a transportation system includes a transportation stage configured to interface with C-shaped cores 82 a - 82 N as the stator.
- the C-shaped cores are magnetically and physically coupled via connecting blocks 83 .
- the C-shaped cores and connector blocks 83 may be provided monolithically.
- the stator is configured as a series of C-shape cores with lumped windings 85 , and the cores 82 are connected by the connector blocks 83 . All stator core segments are made of laminated electric steel. There are two coils (top coil 85 a and bottom coil 85 b ) wound on each C-shape core 82 . Each coil has its current being controlled independently.
- the combination of thrust generation function and magnetic suspension function is desired to reach a compact design.
- the common-mode current in top and bottom coil generate an alternating motor flux.
- This motor flux is designated 92 in FIG. 4 .
- the motor fluxes are traveling along the y-direction for thrust force generation.
- the differential part between the currents in top and bottom generates a suspension control flux, designated as 90 in FIG. 4 .
- Magnetic suspension control forces can be generated by the superposition of the two magnetic fluxes. This flux steers the motor flux 92 to generate magnetic suspension forces in the vertical directions, and thus actively control the stage's magnetic suspension in z and ⁇ x , ⁇ y directions.
- the moving part 88 a , 88 b is being magnetically suspended in the z and ⁇ x , ⁇ y direction actively by a linear bearingless motor configuration of the stators.
- the transportation system 80 further includes a separation wall 98 which maintains a clean vacuum environment around the transportation stage 86 .
- the stator segments 82 , 83 , 84 are external to the space defined by the separation wall 98 .
- a transportation system 100 includes four stator segments 102 a , 102 b , 104 a , 104 b arranged at an angle to the transportation stage 114 .
- each stator segment being able to generate an independent normal and thrust force, and can generate an independent torque about x-axis, all degrees-of-freedom magnetic suspension of the stage can be controlled actively in this configuration.
- the transportation system 100 further includes a separation wall 118 which maintains a clean vacuum environment around the transportation stage 114 .
- the stator segments 102 a , 102 b , 104 a , 104 b are external to the space defined by the separation wall 118 .
- a transportation system 120 includes a stage configuration 132 with a stage having four stator segments 122 , 124 , 126 , 128 arranged on single side of the mover. Windings 129 , 130 are disposed in slots of stator segments 122 , 126 . Each of the stator segments 122 , 124 , 126 , 128 can generate a thrust force, a normal force, and a torque about the x-axis. All DOF magnetic suspension are actively achieved.
- the transportation system 120 may further include a separation wall 138 which maintains a clean vacuum environment around the transportation stage 132 .
- the stator segments 122 , 124 , 126 , 128 are external to the space defined by the separation wall 138 .
- a transportation system 140 includes E-shape magnetic bearings configured on the side.
- Four stator segments (with only two segments 152 a , 152 b visible in FIG. 7 ) are configured on opposing surfaces of the transportation stage 150 , which generates thrust forces to the transportation stage.
- a series of magnetic bearings with E-shape cores are configured on the sides of the stators and stages.
- Two magnetic flux, which are labeled as 154 , 156 in FIG. 7 are generated by the magnetic bearings.
- Flux 154 can be used to control the horizontal directional magnetic suspensions force to the stage, and flux 156 steers the motor flux.
- Flux 154 can also generate the vertical directional forces to the stage.
- the two magnetic flux 154 , 156 in each of the magnetic bearing are controlled independently, and thus the suspension torque about x and z-direction can be controlled. In this design, all DOF magnetic suspension are actively controlled.
- the transportation system 140 further includes a separation wall 158 which maintains a clean vacuum environment around the transportation stage 150 .
- the E-shape magnetic bearings 144 are external to the space defined by the separation wall 158 .
- FIGS. 8 and 8A the generation of the forces and torques for the thrust generation motor segments are calculated and FIG. 8A shows the magnetic field pattern in the air-gaps for the motor segment.
- the formal force generation of the motor segment to the transportation stage can be calculated by
- the first term is the normal force generated by the thrust generation flux
- the second term is the force generated by the control flux steering the motor flux. Since the stators are configured on both the top and bottom side of the transportation stage, the first term are canceled out.
- the x-directional torque generation from the motor fluxes can be calculated by
- T x ⁇ 1 - W m 2 ⁇ ⁇ 0 ⁇ N m 2 ⁇ ( I m + i 1 m ) 2 g 2 ⁇ L 2 ⁇ sin ⁇ ( 2 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ t ) 1 ⁇ 6 ⁇ ⁇ .
- T x ⁇ 2 - W m 2 ⁇ ⁇ 0 ⁇ N m 2 ⁇ ( + i 1 m ) 2 g 2 ⁇ L 2 ⁇ sin ⁇ ( 2 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ t ) 1 ⁇ 6 ⁇ ⁇ .
- T x ⁇ 3 - W m 2 ⁇ ⁇ 0 ⁇ N m 2 ⁇ ( I m + i 1 m ) 2 g 2 ⁇ L 2 ⁇ sin ⁇ ( 2 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ t ) 1 ⁇ 6 ⁇ ⁇ .
- T x ⁇ 4 - W m 2 ⁇ ⁇ 0 ⁇ N m 2 ⁇ ( I m + i 1 m ) 2 g 2 ⁇ L 2 ⁇ sin ⁇ ( 2 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ t ) 1 ⁇ 6 ⁇ ⁇
- FIGS. 9 and 9A show the bearing segment magnetic flux distributional shows the magnetic airgap the air-gap field on the bearing segment are
- B 1 b B p ⁇ m + N s ⁇ i R ⁇ x ⁇ sin ⁇ ( 2 ⁇ ⁇ L ⁇ y ) / g
- B 2 b B p ⁇ m - N s ⁇ i R ⁇ x ⁇ sin ⁇ ( 2 ⁇ ⁇ L ⁇ y ) / g
- ⁇ B 3 b B p ⁇ m + N s ⁇ i R ⁇ x ⁇ sin ⁇ ( 2 ⁇ ⁇ L ⁇ y / g
- ⁇ B 4 b B pm - N s ⁇ i R ⁇ x ⁇ sin ⁇ ( 2 ⁇ ⁇ L ⁇ y ) / g
- B pm is the air gap flux generated by the permanent magnet bias
- N s is the number of turns per phase per pole for the ⁇ x suspension winding
- i Rx is the current amplitude of the ⁇ x suspension winding
- the normal force generation of the bearing section can be calculated as
- the forces by the other bearing segments also equals f 1 s .
- the forces cancel each other during the stage is operating, and will not provide disturbance forces to the linear stage when the stage is centered.
- the torque about x-axis generated by the bearing segment 1 is
- a design may be utilized, for example, in a lithography system having a so-called separation wall (e.g. a wall made from titanium or other non-magnetic material) which separates a stator from a “motion portion” of the system.
- the stator and transportation stage may be disposed on opposite sides of such a separation wall where the stator side of the wall may be considered a “dirty vacuum and the transportation stage side of the wall may be considered a “clean vacuum.”
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Acceleration | Structural | Control | ||||
Motor types | Capability | simplicity | Force ripple | Efficiency | Simplicity | Total |
Permanent | ++ Good thrust | Complex | − Cogging and | ++ High | + Linear force | ++ |
magnet | generation | multipart | force ripple. | efficiency. | generation. | |
motors | capability | mover. Need | Simple and | |||
encapsulation | well-established | |||||
in vacuum. | control | |||||
methods exist | ||||||
Induction | + Relatively | 0: Relative | −AC | 0 Relatively | + Linear force | + |
motors | good thrust | simple | component in | good | generation. | |
generation | multi-part | normal and | efficiency. | |||
capability. | mover structure | shear forces. | ||||
for squirrel | ||||||
cage induction | ||||||
motor. | ||||||
Reluctance | + Relatively | + Simple, | −: Large force | 0: Acceptable | − Nonlinear | 0 |
motors | good thrust | single-part, | ripple due to | efficiency. | thrust force | |
generation | mover with | mover saliency. | generation. | |||
capability. | saliency. | |||||
Hysteresis | 0 Relatively | ++ Simple, | + Smooth | − Less | − Nonlinear | + |
motors | small (while | single-part, | operation; | efficient than | force | |
acceptable) | smooth, air-gap | small AC force | other types. | generation. | ||
thrust | mover structure. | component. | New control | |||
generation | method | |||||
capability. | required. | |||||
where Nm is the number of turns per phase for the motor winding, Im is the thrust generation current amplitude, im1 to im4 are the normal force control current amplitude, L is the length of the transportation stage, p is the number of pole-pairs over the stage length, y is the moving directional position in the stage-fixed coordinate, ω is the electrical frequency of the thrust generation flux, and g is the air-gap length.
where μ0 is the magnetic permeability of vacuum, and A is the area of magnetic force generation. By this method, the force generation in the motor segment air-gaps are:
where wm is the width of the motor. By selecting p=2, the expression of the normal directional magnetic force in air-gap 1 can be reduced to
Assume imj<<Im,j=1, . . . , 4. The forces in all motor air-gaps can be approximated as
Σf z =f 1 m +f 3 m −f 2 m −f 4 m,
ΣT y =W m(f 2 m +f 3 m −f 1 m −f 4 m),
where Wm is the width of the transportation stage.
The x-directional torque generation from the motor fluxes can be calculated by
With selecting p=2, the expression of the torque generated by the stator segments are
where Bpm is the air gap flux generated by the permanent magnet bias, Ns is the number of turns per phase per pole for the θx suspension winding, iRx is the current amplitude of the θx suspension winding.
which is proportional to iRx. This torque is generated by the interaction between the bias magnetic flux and the flux generated in the windings. In this way the torque about x-axis can be actively controlled with the current amplitude iRx.
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